New member to this site , just wanted to say hello to all.

08/09/2009 - 19:35

Hi all,I am new to this site and just wanted to say hello to all. i am very interested in all things ��. I have been studying italian now for 3 years part time and i hope to return to Italy some time next year. I was in Italy 7 years ago on a tour but did not have the time that i wanted to spend in the country.I want to go back and just spend time in northern Italy just chilling out and spending time getting to know the local people.i am even now trying my hand at cooking some �� dishes at home. If anyone has any good ideas of where to stay in and around Tuscany please let me know.glad to meet you all.Ciao Gina

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Ciao Gina and welcome to the Community. Good to hear from you and your plans.Lucca is a very good city to use as a base for Tuscany. The city itself is beautiful and an absolute delight. The train station is easy to reach and there are good regular services to many places from there. It is less crowded than Florence.

Ciao Gala,Thanks for the advice on Lucca i will look into it as a base for my holiday. i was thinking of staying in a self contained apartment of something like that so that i could buy fresh food etc and be able to cook my self. i also of course want to try out all the local restaurants etc.thanks again for the advice.ciao Gina

We spent a weekend in Lucca and loved it, must get back some time. When we stayed in Tuscany we stayed just outside Volterra which was quite a handy base, though probably not as far north as you would like. Have a great trip!

Ciao Penny AWMany thanks for the advice of Lucca, i will look into this place as maybe a base for my holiday. I will do some more research on places around this area. I was thinking of staying in a self contained apartment or something like that so that i could buy fresh food and then be able to go home and cook it myself. Of course i would also like to try out the local restaurants.many thanks for you help and advice. Ciao Gina.